India: Proposed data residency requirement for cloud service providers in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Recommendations on Cloud Services
Progress
Current status
adopted
14 Sep 2020 adopted
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Policy recommendation including data residency obligation for cloud service providers to become members of new industry regulation body
Recommendations on Cloud Services by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India include obligation to store all data in India to enter the new industry body for all cloud service providers.
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body